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Posted by Cobi on Monday March 12, 2012 at 06:59 AM
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I was given a pretty pair of earrings the other day that look much like this:

I just love them! While wearing them, I popped into Staples and saw Martha’s new line of stationary supplies and bought some post-it notes like this:

I then picked up a magazine and saw a picture of this great white dinnerware at Sears called Ecoware:

So what’s the deal? Why are all of my favourite designs lately punctuated with {parentheses} ?

I suppose the centuries-old Moroccan patterns we’ve enjoyed so much over the past few years, have not only affected textile trends, like this flat weave rug…

And fabrics, like on this pretty pillow…

And hard surfaces, like these great white tiles…

Or decorative pieces like this beautiful mirror…

But now they’ve trickled down ever further to influence smaller goods like note cards…

and gift tags……

Isn’t it amazing that we live in a world where something (that for some strange reason pleases the eye) can wind its way over time and oceans …

…and end up as a cute little sticky note, sitting on my desk.

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